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Album : Once upon a time (Amacahu) [ENG]
Apologies to Lounis Ait-Menguellet for the bits I’ve undoubtedly got wrong. But it’s better to see through a crack in the door, Lounis, than to be in total darkness…
Once upon a time… (Amacahu) Our peaceful homes Became a barbed prison The doors slammed shut Against our cries and calls Their voices answer us: “You in there. Be silent!” Once upon a time… The knife threatens the throat How can truth leave the mouth? Once upon a time… Our people were sacrificed Without our retaliation Bitter is the treason Of those we believed in Since time began they warned us Against a life of slavery So that the last of us is avenged. How much did they tell us? And the way they showed us Who knows where it will lead? They made their deals on our heads They decided our fate without us And grabbed the authority Once upon a time… They bound tight our eyes And told us what we see Once upon a time… We saw what they wanted They led us where they chose One day could bring The solidarity we search for Since time began they warned us Against a life of slavery So that the last of us is avenged. Now that we are exhausted We gorge ourselves on stories We retell our heroes With their glorious past No one humiliated them Once upon a time… The echo sounds from the mountain Fear seizes the children Once upon a time… With bare hands they faced death The enemy disorientated Finally, at the end? Which will be the solution? Since time began they warned us Against a life of slavery So that the last of us is avenged. Zixi Angleterre, Janvier 23 2006. |
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